St. Lawrence Mine Slime Plant

Image of the St. Lawrence Mine's slime plant with two fire hoses to wash the tailings out of the four railroad cars. The slurry, or tailings, were then carried by a pipeline into the mine to fill the voids left by the extracted ore.

Creator

Unknown

Genre

photographs

Type

Image;StillImage

Date Original

1950

Date Estimated

Circa 1950

Subject

Mines

Rights Management

This image is the property of the World Museum of Mining and may not be reproduced without permission. All Rights Reserved.